Bulgaria wants Canada to open an embassy in Sofia

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Velislava Petrova met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Canada Anita Anand during the NATO meeting in Sweden, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported. The two sides agreed on the desire to deepen bilateral cooperation and strengthen the regular high-level political dialogue between Bulgaria and Canada.

The main emphasis was placed on expanding the partnership in areas such as security and defence, energy, trade, investment, innovation, education, science and technology. Key international topics were also discussed. During the conversation, the Bulgarian Foreign Minister raised the topic of opening a Canadian embassy in Sofia, which would contribute to building the partnership and strengthening diplomatic relations.

Editor: Ivo Ivanov